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@philipjcormier

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What I did was just putting ability points on my character to support my background more than my class.

For example, I wanted my first Barbarian to be convincing to others so I put a lot of points into Charisma. I should've focused on Strength and Constitution (which I did with Anigast).

I screwed up in the items and skills as well so I restarted a new character.

@miteke

or

@somebody

Finished my character! (I think)

Hoping miteke or someone else would check out my character and approve it.

His name is Anigast he is my second character listed (my first one is a bust and a WIP so I'm using Anigast for now).

You can check my profile for his background. It is not my main concern for now but it will be appreciated if you would criticize it for me!

Character Sheet via Pathbuilder

Character Statblock via Pathbuilder

I gave it a quick skim and the only thing I noticed is you actually get 2 background traits, it looks like you've only chosen one.

Besides that I think it checks out! Granted I'm not a GM though, just a player giving it a look.

@Magdalyn Varus

Thanks for the checkup and I chose one background trait on purpose. I didn't know what else to get. We're allowed to have only 1 background trait of we wanted to, right?

Sure, but there are plenty of good generic ones. If nothing else, Indomitable Faith is great to help shore up your Will save.

@Magdalyn Varus

Thanks for the checkup and I chose one background trait on purpose. I didn't know what else to get. We're allowed to have only 1 background trait of we wanted to, right?

You get two traits, but they must both come from different categories. (So you can't have two combat traits, or two magic traits). If you choose a Religion trait you must follow the associated deity. If you choose a Regional trait you must either come from or have spent plenty of time in that region.

@Magdalyn Varus

Thanks for the checkup and I chose one background trait on purpose. I didn't know what else to get. We're allowed to have only 1 background trait of we wanted to, right?

found a somewhat old thread on barbarian trait advice it may help

here

VK Mk-Z wrote:

@miteke

or

@somebody

Finished my character! (I think)

Hoping miteke or someone else would check out my character and approve it.

His name is Anigast he is my second character listed (my first one is a bust and a WIP so I'm using Anigast for now).

You can check my profile for his background. It is not my main concern for now but it will be appreciated if you would criticize it for me!

Character Sheet via Pathbuilder

Character Statblock via Pathbuilder

I gave it a quick skim and the only thing I noticed is you actually get 2 background traits, it looks like you've only chosen one.

Besides that I think it checks out! Granted I'm not a GM though, just a player giving it a look.

I agree; aside from only having one trait, it looks like your character is just fine.

On a different note, if I may give some advice, putting everything into Strength and Constitution raises an eyebrow.

Sedoriku’s suggestion is one that I approve. Society games are not all about combat. Yes, there is combat, but skills are insanely important in society missions, especially ones from Seasons 7-9. Having a skill or two that you can use to help out is a great idea.

Hmm

@Sedoriku

Took your suggestion

Constitution is now 15

Dexterity has been raised to 12
Charisma has been raised to 11

Update 1/14/18
Anigast Character Sheet via Pathbuilder
Anigast Character Statblock via Pathbuilder

Sedoriku’s suggestion is one that I approve. Society games are not all about combat. Yes, there is combat, but skills are insanely important in society missions, especially ones from Seasons 7-9. Having a skill or two that you can use to help out is a great idea.

Hmm

I am sure that I am years behind on this one but this one's for

YOU Hmm!

Wow, I wish I could dance like that! Those high kicks! Thanks for the silly video reference!

Hmm

Just to check if anybody has any requests for Outpost within the proposed games in it that you'd like?
I can run 1 Core and 1 classic game or one more of either for total of 3 games.

You know.. Just asking around. I got the bandwidth and scenarios, just late to asking......

I'd have liked to see a Core Lost at Bitter End, as that is one of the regions that SS characters need to venture in for their FJC. But I don't see one :-(

@VK Mk-Z

Something that is nice for PFS characters is to include your society ID on the character sheet. I like it because it can be a pain to go to your account page and look it up.

Your character sheet looks good to me. As I said, format is very flexible. As a GM I would certainly accept it.

When you set up an alias for the character there are interesting things you can do with the profile to include data in your 'tagline'. Notice that a lot of players/GMS have info under their character name. That info is called a 'tagline'. for example, at the time of this post, GM Hmmm has the tagline

Just to check if anybody has any requests for Outpost within the proposed games in it that you'd like?

I can run 1 Core and 1 classic game or one more of either for total of 3 games.

You know.. Just asking around. I got the bandwidth and scenarios, just late to asking......

There's actually a 2 game limit on GMing. Playing is 3 game limit.

@miteke

Like this?

Looks a little long, is this fine or can I convert it into the spoiler code?

IMO, your ability scores, BAB, CMB, and skill bonuses that aren't perception don't need to go in the stat line. Should help alleviate a good amount of the clutter.

An example of my standard template is here.

Though most players/GMs have their own preference, the basics are the main thing. HP (Current/Total), AC, Saves, CMD, and Perception. As long as you have those, most people won't have an issue with it.

It's mainly to hep keep from having to look at your profile 100 times per post. In a combat situation for example, the GM can glance at your character in game to see if the BBEG hit you or not.

I put as much as I do in my tag line so that I don't have to look stuff up and the GM does not have to looks stuff up. In other words it's as much for my sake as the GM's. I see that some others prefer less. I've never seen a GM ask for less info on a tag line unless it goes over three lines long. But I thing RePete's correct about the main things. Basically, what will a GM need to know at a glance. Another thing a lot of folks do is bold the important stuff that RePete mentioned or ooc the unimportant stuff.

The royal pain is that at higher levels these numbers are constantly in flux. I try to keep my tagline up to date but its difficult. And the more you put in there, the harder it is to keep it up to date.

Then this should be better.

The header line is really a matter of personal preference. I know I tend to be a little annoyed when other players in a game even have a header line that goes onto a second line. However, I know that others believe more should be on there than will fit on one line. The best advice I can offer is to follow any instructions your GM gives. (At one point I left a game, and about half my reason was that the header template the GM wanted us to use seemed to be the entire character sheet. I winced every time I looked at the game thread, and winced again every time I looked at my alias list. I'm pretty sure they were three or four lines long.)

For me, I typically keep things that change in my "gender" field (e.g. hp, rerolls etc), and general stats such as AC go into my class/level field.

And now?

Looks good, except I would add initiative.

If you are often in social scenarios, then Sense Motive is also good.

In all honestly, and I'm probably a minority here, as a GM I don't look at the line for people's saves, as I really much prefer them to roll their own. But saves do seem to make a standard appearance.

As a player I often refer to them though, and the crunch line is much quicker than going back to the full sheet to find them.

I think I'm in the HMM's school of "Throw everything but the kitchen sink in those tags" xD

When you want to use all of them, they will show up in Race Gender Class order, those are the only three text boxes that transfer from your character profile to your tag. Each one has a 250 character limit (IIRC), and I like to have them in pretty different colors (so... Two colors, regular and ooc).

Also.. using ooc tag in the tag will eat your space, you can even put spoilers in your tagged spoilers for that "Yo' dawg" feel...

nightdeath wrote:

Just to check if anybody has any requests for Outpost within the proposed games in it that you'd like?

I can run 1 Core and 1 classic game or one more of either for total of 3 games.

You know.. Just asking around. I got the bandwidth and scenarios, just late to asking......

There's actually a 2 game limit on GMing. Playing is 3 game limit.

Thanks Blake on the GM limit so I see only one request?

Stephen Ross has published his glorious list of PFS Items that can save you in 2018! He does this every year, and every year it is well worth perusing at for helpful equipment!

Remember my fellow Pathfinders... Be prepared!

Hmm

I signed up for an OutPost table this year, and while I've done some PbP gaming before I haven't done anything PFS-style yet. I am familiar with PFS more generally.

While it is a long way off still, is there anything I should be doing to get my character ready for OutPost in terms of updating my profile? Is there a standard character sheet or resource tracking method I should use?

There is no standard character sheet or tracking method you have to use. If you play more in-person and you have a scanner available it may even be easier to scan in your paper sheets and just link to them in your profile.

But how people have their character sheet/inventory listed is all across the board. Some people type out their whole character into their profile, others (like me) just simply have a link to another site where that info is stored (Google Drive in my case). That being said, if you really want an online character sheet, I'm sure some people here could give suggestions on it.

The things that can be useful are:

• Creating a stat line for your character (It appears right under this character's name)
• Writing out your attacks so that you can copy-paste them easily when fighting (for prepared casters, it's nice to list prepared spells you have for quick reference) (This point is optional, but it helps)
• Have your character sheet/chronicles readily available online, even if it's a scan. Not only will it help the GM, it helps you to reference it when you may not have your character sheets with you
• Read this PFS PbP guide

For examples of the first two points, you can click on this character's profile.

While it isn't required, using the standard Paizo stat block format is **very** helpful to the GMs, since we know where to look to everything.

Hmmm's PbP GM kit includes a template you can use that works well.

While it isn't required, using the standard Paizo stat block format is **very** helpful to the GMs, since we know where to look to everything.

Hmmm's PbP GM kit includes a template you can use that works well.

I second this

I did some early work on my class & race line as outlined in the document (with a few modifications). I tried to expand their spells 5/5 line to detail which spells my cleric typically prays for each day and ran out of space, however. Is there a better way to handle prep caster spell tracking?

I did some early work on my class & race line as outlined in the document (with a few modifications). I tried to expand their spells 5/5 line to detail which spells my cleric typically prays for each day and ran out of space, however. Is there a better way to handle prep caster spell tracking?

I just do it like this and track separately, if the GM wants to know what spells I have specifically I can just PM them. That's my two cents anyway.

I put them in the 'About' section. It won't show up in the tagline, but it will if they click on your name.

This alias is a prepared caster that I play. I put the daily spell selection under the "Tracking" spoiler; I don't try to cram it all into the header line.

Here's my sorcerer, so you can see how I (a header minimalist) have the header set up.

The temp AC is because she is currently in a game and has some buffs up.

The spells are all accessible in the character's profile; they are not something the GM needs constant access to, so I personally don't like them in the header. Your GM (and your personal preferences) will vary.

I use the gender and race lines to contain exactly what they say. Then the class line contains only things that the GM might roll or need to resolve their rolls. Anything else they need less frequently and can get to easily in the stat block in the profile.

For my prepared casters, I just do a strikethrough on the spells I've used in my profile (which I do with the [s][/s] tags)

For my prepared casters, I just do a strikethrough on the spells I've used in my profile (which I do with the [s][/s] tags)

Same here, but the strikethrough tag is part of the Paizo Campaign Tools plugin, not a default command for the discussion forum. Users need that plugin first.

Strikethrough is a normal function.

Don't suppose anybody knows a way to be notified when a certain thread has new posts within? I tried clicking the "subscribe to this gameplay" on the top right but all it did was take me to another site where there was only a code on my screen.

Don't suppose anybody knows a way to be notified when a certain thread has new posts within? I tried clicking the "subscribe to this gameplay" on the top right but all it did was take me to another site where there was only a code on my screen.

** spoiler omitted **

Looks like you are referring to an game preparing to start. Once the GM opens the 'Gameplay' tab, you'll want to make a post there.

When you do so, it'll start appearing in your 'Campaigns' tab and it will tell you there whenever a new post shows up.

VK Mk-Z wrote:

Don't suppose anybody knows a way to be notified when a certain thread has new posts within? I tried clicking the "subscribe to this gameplay" on the top right but all it did was take me to another site where there was only a code on my screen.

** spoiler omitted **

Looks like you are referring to a game preparing to start. Once the GM opens the 'Gameplay' tab, you'll want to make a post there.

When you do so, it'll start appearing on your 'Campaigns' tab and it will tell you there whenever a new post shows up.

Much Obliged!

Don't suppose anybody knows a way to be notified when a certain thread has new posts within? I tried clicking the "subscribe to this gameplay" on the top right but all it did was take me to another site where there was only a code on my screen.

** spoiler omitted **

To supplement what RePete said, what you're looking at is an Atom feed. (Sometimes conflated with RSS.) It's in a computer-readable format called XML.

You're not supposed to read it yourself, but if you give it to an RSS reader, they'll check it periodically and notify you if it updates.

RSS feeds, if you check your RSS reader somewhat regularly, are a good way to keep up with a lot of different things. On Paizo, you can get updates for any sort of thread including game threads, for the various Paizo blogs, for posts by various users, and even for new products.

I put them in the 'About' section. It won't show up in the tagline, but it will if they click on your name.

I like this approach too. My characters have a Resource Tracking spoiler at the top which contains any uses of special abilities, spells, wands, and also contains loot the character has latched on to. At the start of each day or chronicle, it is easy to just wipe the appropriate sections without having to search through gear, spells, class abilities, trait abilities, feat abilities, etc. and make the change(s) there. At the very end of the chronicle I subtract charges from my items based on the number I've recorded in the counters in this section and wipe the counters in preparation for the next one.

I tried strikethrough to show spells used but it was harder to track down the appropriate text and add strikethrough tags. And I like seeing all my limited resources listed in one section. As a benefit, it helps remind me that they are there to be used.

Wait! Did Paizo add strikethrough recently? I know it used to not be a regular feature.

Wait! Did Paizo add strikethrough recently? I know it used to not be a regular feature.

I don't know what you are referring to GM Granta. Strikethrough?

:-P

Not sure when it was added, but it's been around for a little while.
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[color=red]They added colors, too![/color]

And [code]code[/code] (whatever that is).

I think color may still be only with the PCT extension.

Paizo added strikethrough at least two years ago, because I remember it being discussed at an online play panel at PaizoCon.

The colors, however, are from the Paizo Campaign Tools extension, and only other people who use it will see the colors.